Questions tagged [external-command]
Questions about calling external (shell) commands from within Vi or Vim.
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What does & mean in an external command (using :!)? [on hold]
There is a line in Vim User Manual (usr_30.txt - Editing programs) I can't entirely understand:
:!make | &tee /tmp/vim215953.err
I know that by using ! you can execute followed by command (or ...
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Vim can't search for dot
I'm trying to write a Vim script function to toggle between -> and . but searching for . is seemingly impossible.
I've tried to search using ASCII (decimal and hex) and it doesn't work. It all ...
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Function arguments + shell
I'm trying to write a command for adding a Python import line. The problem is that what's added it import a:name and not the module name.
Here's the code
func! PyImport(name)
w
silent !isort ...
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Shell coloring handling with :read command
How can I deal with the colored outputs of shell commands when inputing them with :read?
As an example, I have a self-defined git log command, and I would like to see it in a split window. That works ...
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How to map a call to a system function using the current filename?
I've been using vim for a little while and I'm doing some LaTeX with it, using Tectonic as the engine.
What I was doing to generate the pdf (without leaving the editor)
:call system("tectonic main....
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How can I pass a text to an external program without changing the current buffer?
I want to do filter through an external program without actually filtering the lines (but to keep them). For example :
%!grep aa > newfile
If I do this, all the lines are deleted and I need to do ...
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opening powershell from inside vim
I want to run powershell from vim and I have achieved it using the following mapping:
map <leader>cd :cd %:p:h<cr>:silent !powershell<cr>
The problem is that I can't do anything ...
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How to make vim shell command wait for keypress?
I have assigned the macro !clear && gcc % && ./a.out to the key 'r'.
So when I press '@r', I expect vim to:
Clear the shell
compile the current C file
run the output
The problem is ...
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Display output of a shell command in vim-airline status upon every save
I have access to both vim8.xx and neovim. For the vim-airline plugin for filetype tex, I'd like to add the output from the following shell command each time the buffer is saved to disk.
texcount -sum ...
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error output when using commands proxied via WSL (asyncrun plugin)
I have wsl - ubuntu installed under Windows 10. Some ubuntu's commands are proxied to use in cmd by create .bat files and add them to PATH environment of windows10, pattern like following:
@echo off
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:global, how to use matched pattern in the cmd of :g/pat/cmd?
Give a buffer each line contain a filename. how to use r! cmd on the filename, within a :g command?
eg,
BEFORE PROCESSING:
file1.txt
file2.txt
AFTER PROCESSING (with wc -l):
file1.txt
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How to run shell commands on file without saving?
For example, if I want to run tidy on a file
r! tidy %
But I have to save the file beforehand. Is there any way around this?
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How to run zsh aliased command from vim command mode?
I have a bunch of really useful terminal programs which I use often while I am editing or writing. For example, dictionary is a popular one and I have aliased its usage to single character d in .zshrc ...
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How can I import output from linux commands into vim for editing?
Is there a way I can directly import/insert the output of any linux command into vim editor? For example: pwd in currently open vim buffer.
Also
From terminal how can I directly open command output ...
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e or tabe into path resulting from a ! command
Given a bash function, getMyFilePath(), which results in a directory path, /mydir, how can I open a new tab, passing this function to navigate there?
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Shortcut for automatic execution
I've found the following command to execute Python or Matlab or any other language as far as I understand to execute code
nnoremap <buffer> <F9> :exec '!python' shellescape(@%, 1)<cr&...
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sending variable commands in vim-slime
I am relatively new to vim and have started using the vim-slime plugin. One thing I use it for is to run python scripts, for example
:SlimeSend1 python ~/myPythonFile.py
I now would like to automate ...
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What encoding does :! use?
I'd like low-level control over exactly what bytes I send and receive from a process spawned from some vimscript. What encoding is used for communications with commands started with :!foo? Can I ...
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Change where a register actually points (in this case, redirect “+” [sys clipboard], to an external program) [duplicate]
Setting up vim on WSL, and I want to be able to redirect the vim internal clipboard to the windows clipboard. This is possible if running an X server like XMing, but I don't want to do that.
I have 2 ...
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How to avoid “file has changed” warning when writing buffer?
I am using system() to change a buffer's file. I apply the same change to the buffer itself. I can't just reload the buffer because there are other unsaved changes.
When I come to write the buffer, ...
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What is the correct way to escape UNC paths?
Let's say there is a file \\server-42\tmp\dir\test.txt. When my plugin tries to execute this command via system() it triggers an error:
cd "\\server-42\tmp\dir" && git ls-files --error-...
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How does one automatically run a function when any error message appears?
I would like to play sounds for accessibility reasons. Do I need to patch and compile (neo)vim to provide some sort of OnError autocmd?
edit: more generically I'm looking for a way to hook into ...
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Substring of filename in external command (bang)
Is it possible to execute bash string manipulations to the filename of the current file, represented by % in external commands from within vim?
Example:
I am editing a file myfile.txt. Using :! ...
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Can I disable running shell commands in Vim?
I am developing a command line application that uses Vim to edit an existing file. Think visudo or crontab -e.
Is there any command line option that I can pass to Vim to disable shell commands?
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my ag shortcut chokes on spaces
I got this in my .vimrc:
set grepprg=grep\ -nriI\ --exclude=tags\ --exclude-dir=vendor
" The Silver Searcher
if executable('ag')
" Use ag over grep
let &grepprg = "ag --nogroup --nocolor --...
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How to execute a bash command from the normal mode and send the output on a different buffer?
I have a bash_file that operates on a latex file to produce a pdf.
#!/bin/bash
/usr/bin/pandoc/ filein.md -t beamer -o fileout.md ;
/usr/bin/pdflatex/ fileother.tex ;
/usr/bin/evince fileother.tex
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How to disable vim source .cshrc when running external command?
I'm running external command inside vim by :!command.
Noticed vim will source .cshrc before run the command, because I've added some echo in the .cshrc.
Is there a way to force vim don't source the ....
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Execute selection and redirect output to new buffer/tab
I want to automate something I started using.
Short story is I have a file with some lines and I want to execute each line every now and then and see its' output, but I don't want it to override the ...
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Copy output of bash command to system clipboard?
If I run:
:w !node
It will take my current buffer and send it to stdin and run the code in node.
If I run:
:redir @+ | echo "bob" | redir END
It ends up on the system clipboard.
But if I want to ...
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Reading in content from an external command with utf-8
I've got the following vim script to show a perldoc or per man page into a new tab and then rewrap it the text so it's more readable (I have a very wide monitor).
nnoremap K :execute "tabnew <bar&...
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Why python autocompletion does not work if path to python binary is taken from variable?
I use YouCompleteMe for python3 code completion, and when I have
let g:ycm_python_binary_path = '/usr/bin/python3'
in my ~/.vimrc it works great. However, if I change it to
let python3path = system(...
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Alter how oldfiles are displayed
Is it possible to "preprocess" the oldfiles list so that it's easier to navigate visually?
As far as I can tell, the contents of the oldfiles list are presented as ordinary absolute paths, but with ...
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`Read` seems to bring an extra line - how to prevent this?
I set up this function in my .vimrc file. It duplicates the current window, moves it to a new tab, reads the output of yapf (a code formatter) run on the current file, sets up a diff between the ...
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Diffsplit with output of external command in Vim?
I know I can enter diff mode in vim by calling diffsplit <filename>.
I also know I can call an external command and replace the file contents with its output (e.g. in this answer someone uses ...
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How to account for special characters \% in mapping
I am using vim on Windows and have following mappings:
imap <f4> <ESC>:w<CR>:!clang -std=c++11 -o output\%.exe %<CR>
imap <f5> <ESC>:!output\%.exe<CR>
As we ...
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How to setup the default browser to follow hyperlinks [closed]
On a text file with a hyperlink (http://url/) if I hover the mouse over the hyperlink and click on it, it is opened on chrome. How can I change the browser that vim decides to use when following ...
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Executing a shell command in the parent directory
I'm trying to use :! to run my test suite.
The file I'm working on is:
/foo/bar/baz.py
My tests are in:
/foo/test
I tried running :!../python -m unittest test but I get the following
error:/bin/...
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Checking if Makefile exists before executing autocmd
I want Vim to execute build the project automatically after I write the buffer to a *.c or *.cpp file. Here is what I've done:
autocmd BufWritePost *.c,*.cpp make
This one works as expected (but the ...
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Pipe the content of the current buffer into an external command and then read the output into a new empty buffer?
I've established that it's possible to take the contents of a buffer (even one that isn't saved anywhere) and pipe it to a command.
like so: :w ! petit --wordcount
But! Is it possible to take the ...
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When defining a command which uses an external tool (like :perldo), how do I cancel upon error?
I created a Vim command which will invoke perl6 as a filter, analogous to :perldo, though of course it isn't as powerful as :perldo. (Being an external command rather than an internal interpreter, ...
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How to get line numbers of selected text
Is it possible to get the line numbers of selected text to pass to an external command?
Context: I'd like to integrate pyfmt into vim. Ideally, I'd like to be able to select some text and type some ...
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Execute external command in split window
Is there a way to get the following in Vim:
If I execute a command in Vim like !make c, I would like to have a frame/split that pops up like in syntastic instead of switching to terminal view. That ...
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Filter text and insert text after cursor or in register?
I want to filter some text through an external command without replacing the text, but rather have some way of inserting it afterwards or wherever I want.
Say I want to calculate:
2^8 =
I mark 2^8 ...
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How can I run :! commands inline instead of in a new cmd.exe window?
When using Gvim on Linux I can use :!ls to list files and directories 'in-line' in Gvim to navigate around the file structure and open files.
However, on Windows when using :!dir, a cmd window opens ...
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How can I show a preview of my LaTeX buffer without stealing focus from Vim?
I'm using Vim to write LaTeX on my Mac.
I could make a shortcut to execute pdflatex (it should be possible right?) and see the result on Preview. But it steals the focus when it updates to the new ...
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Text manipulation by calling external binaries or scripts
I want to automate certain text manipulation (essentially writing a plugin), but for easiness, I wish to minimize the use of Vim script whenever possible.
This is because, indeed it is much harder to ...
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How do I know i am in a shell from vi command :sh?
In vi, I can get a shell terminal with :sh command. And later, I can return to vi by exit shell.
But, if I was using the shell terminal for a long time, and I forgot whether exit will close anything ...
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# turning to exe when running terminal command
First of, I am sure there are plugins that will do what I am trying to achieve but I am using this as an exercise to learn vim as I am still quite new so I am not really interested in plugin ...
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Why does vim use temporary file or pipe for shell commands?
One can configure Vim to use temporary files(stored in /tmp directory by default) when shell commands(for example :%!ls) are executed. Those temporary files contain the output of an external command. ...
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Why does vim add ^J to the end of my macros?
I wrote short macro that helps me grep for the word under the cursor. Here it is in my .vimrc:
let @a=":! git grep ^R^W^M"
However, when I open vim and run :reg a, I see the following:
"a :! git ...
